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Python Tutorial 28

The document discusses various regular expression patterns in Python: 1. It covers matching any character, whitespace, numbers, one or more items, and validating email addresses. Specific patterns discussed include ., \d, \w, \s, + and using quantifiers like {min,max}. 2. Examples are provided to match periods, digits, letters, whitespace characters, and ranges of characters. Regular expressions are used to check for phone numbers, names, and email addresses. 3. The problem at the end challenges the reader to create a regular expression that matches valid email addresses from a list based on rules for the username, domain, and top-level domain portions. The solution regular expression is provided

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Python Tutorial 28

The document discusses various regular expression patterns in Python: 1. It covers matching any character, whitespace, numbers, one or more items, and validating email addresses. Specific patterns discussed include ., \d, \w, \s, + and using quantifiers like {min,max}. 2. Examples are provided to match periods, digits, letters, whitespace characters, and ranges of characters. Regular expressions are used to check for phone numbers, names, and email addresses. 3. The problem at the end challenges the reader to create a regular expression that matches valid email addresses from a list based on rules for the username, domain, and top-level domain portions. The solution regular expression is provided

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Video 28 : Regular Expressions 2

I continue teaching about Regular Expressions. We’ll learn how to match any character,
whitespace, numbers, one or more items, and we’ll learn how to tell if an email address is
legitimate or not.

Matching Any Character

We saw that . matches any character, but what if we want to match a period. Backslash the
period. You do the same with [, ] and others.

CODE

rand_str = "F.B.I. I.R.S. CIA"

print("Matches :", len(re.findall(".\..\..", rand_str)))

Matching Whitespace

We can match many whitespace characters

CODE

rand_str = """This is a long

string that goes

on for many lines"""

print(rand_str)

# Remove newlines

regex = re.compile("\n")

rand_str = regex.sub(" ", rand_str)

print(rand_str)

# You can also match

# \b : Backspace

# \f : Form Feed

# \r : Carriage Return

# \t : Tab

# \v : Vertical Tab

# You may need to remove \r\n on Windows

Matching Any Single Number

CODE

# \d can be used instead of [0-9]

# \D is the same as [^0-9]

randStr = "12345"

print("Matches :", len(re.findall("\d", randStr)))

Matching Multiple Numbers

You can match multiple digits by following the \d with {numOfValues}

CODE

# Match 5 numbers only

if re.search("\d{5}", "12345"):

    print("It is a zip code")

# You can also match within a range

# Match values that are between 5 and 7 digits

num_str = "123 12345 123456 1234567"

print("Matches :", len(re.findall("\d{5,7}", num_str)))

Matching Any Single Letter or Number

CODE

# \w is the same as [a-zA-Z0-9_]

# \W is the same as [^a-zA-Z0-9_]

ph_num = "412-555-1212"

# Check if it is a phone number

if re.search("\w{3}-\w{3}-\w{4}", ph_num):

    print("It is a phone number")

# Check for valid first name between 2 and 20 characters

if re.search("\w{2,20}", "Ultraman"):

    print("It is a valid name")

Matching WhiteSpace

CODE

# \s is the same as [\f\n\r\t\v]

# \S is the same as [^\f\n\r\t\v]

# Check for valid first and last name with a space

if re.search("\w{2,20}\s\w{2,20}", "Toshio Muramatsu"):

    print("It is a valid full name")

Matching One or More

# + matches 1 or more characters

# Match a followed by 1 or more characters

print("Matches :", len(re.findall("a+", "a as ape bug")))

Python Problem for you to Solve

Create a Regex that matches email addresses from a list. Translate the following rules into a
Regex.

1. 1 to 20 lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, plus ._%+-

2. An @ symbol

3. 2 to 20 lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, plus .-

4. A period

5. 2 to 3 lowercase and uppercase letters

 
Solution

emailList = "[email protected] [email protected] @apple.com [email protected]"

print("Email Matches :", len(re.findall("[\w._%+-]{1,20}@[\w.-]{2,20}.[A-Za-z]{2,3}",

                                        emailList)))

In the next video I’ll continue down the path of turning you into a Regex Expert!

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